8 Cozy Fall Pasta Recipes

LIZ ANDREW/ERIN MCDOWELL

We love eating pasta for dinner year-round, but there's no doubt that we crave it even more come fall. So, we rounded up 8 fall pasta recipes that will hit the spot.

3-cheese pumpkin pasta casserole with spinach

Come fall, it's all about the five Cs: creamy, comforting, crowd-pleasing, casserole, and most importantly, cheese.

KATHERINE GILLEN

1

ORZOTTO WITH WINTER
SQUASH & ROSEMARY

For the uninitiated, orzo is a rice-like Italian pasta. Here, it takes over for traditional Arborio rice to create a low-lift risotto for the books.

KATHERINE GILLEN

2

CARROT PASTA

Easy to make, yet even easier to devour. The carrot pasta is flavorful and cozy on its own, but just wait until you cook it in garlic-kissed sage butter.

LIZ ANDREW/ERIN MCDOWELL

3

EASY ONE-PAN
BAKED ZITI

Nothing beats curling up with a gooey, meaty bowl of baked ziti and a glass of red by the fireplace.

LIZ ANDREW/ERIN MCDOWELL

4

MAC & CHEESE WITH
CRISPY PARMESAN-PHYLLO CRUST

Consider this the motherload of mac & cheese. Topped with buttery, cheesy, phyllo dough rosettes instead of breadcrumbs.

NICO SCHINCO/ERIN MCDOWELL

5

BUTTERNUT SQUASH
CARBONARA

Who knew the secret to making the world's most decadent carbonara is your favorite fall gourd? The sauce is totally free of butter and cream.

LIZ ANDREW/ERIN MCDOWELL

6

SKILLET GNOCCHI WITH
SAUSAGE & BROCCOLI
RABE

This is one of our go-tos, since the protein, carb and veggie all come together in a single pan in 30 minutes flat.

LIZ ANDREW/ERIN MCDOWELL

7

BROWN BUTTER
MUSHROOM PASTA

We'll never turn down brown butter, also known as liquid gold. It imparts a pleasant nuttiness to the earthy cremini mushrooms & herbaceous fresh thyme.

DAMN DELICIOUS

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